River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

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BT HEAVEN. Ii FIND QUIT
/ The horse was all but walking. Swinging
. into an easy. but rapid. trot, he soon caught
I SIGHT of the vehicle again.
Taken up with each other. the lovers
/ failed 20 notice the man with set, determined
/ face and vigilant eye following in the rear;
T close beside the woods that bordered the
road whore the shades were darkest, keep
+ ing out Of their sight, vet always keeping
them in his.
Luck seemed 10 favor him. There was no
traveller in view on the road. But, unex-
{ pectedly, an old peasant, bending beneath a
bundle of fag0ts. came out Of the forest
and. as soon rs the carriage had passed.
turned around. with the usual rural curiOs-
I itv, 70 look after il. SO he did not observe
tho figure that plunged into by-path
among the trees and. few moments alter,
emerged o. a point some distance beyond.
Those servants reasoned their pursuer,
cant possibly get out Of sight, while I'm
among the trees. because the road IS per-
F fectIy straight for some distance OF. yet;
; aud they're going slowly, too
WAIST was his dismay, then, on emerging
from the yvcod. 90 see no carriage:
In establishment, he glanced up and down
. the road.
Nothing was in sight. except the old
peasant. still toiliug on with his bundle Of
fas0ss. and. far beyond the latter, in the
distance. &c shepherd, driving flock Of
I sheep.
Whittier could they have disappecredi
They. certainly. had not gone on ahead.
Tn the other hand. he had been especially
careful 10 glance in tbc direction from
which they had come. Il was. therefore,
equally certain that theE could not have
turned back. unless hero there came over
arm a Dim recollection e certain, ha.f-Con-
. Cealed yydOdra;ns. OF lanes. leading into the
forest
Il was some distance from his present
g position 90 even the nearest Of these lanes
He was very much oUt Of breath. and by
the time he reached the first. darkness
yvo-1d o. rapidly falling. Still. he pressed
an As Dc hurried past the flock of sheep
the shepherd started after him. evidently
al.szcl III the sight Of gentleman running
along the public road
He soon came 10 "a yyooJ-pa;h on his left.
The sheep had nearly oblteratcd the wheel
tracks from the highway. but he was posi-
. tive tnat hc detected FAINT and apparently
fresh ruts running INFO this lane.
Onward he p.oJde,l, ia logged. deter
mined trot. 80 dark was il among the
trees and So dense the growth Of weeds and
grasses along the path that K was quite i'm
possible 20 discover whether or not the We
hicIe had. once again, turned from its course
down this lane intoOne Of the numerous and
stiu smaller by-lancs that led into It on
either hand.
With patience he stin pursued the path,
until u De gan 90 ascend abruptly. and ended
at last ia q clearing.
A broad. grassy plot lay stretched out be
fore him Beyond il was huge mass Of
tahlf rlc.z Then there seemed 20 come g
steep pre.IFice-
He walked % the cliffs edge
Was &c q fancy3 Or did he hear carriage
wheels crashing over the stones below
Surely. ti.af was a laugh that smote upon
his ear. Just nov. He listened intently.
But. no, lac could hear nothing. except the
sind. signing through the pines. and ths
spiasniGg waters Of brock. baobling In the
vale below.
me moon bad now arisen in all its silvery
splendor. For miles aEsd miles around he
looked over q level valley. Watored by
streams and dotted with lakes that giittereC
Ia the uOonbeams-
A. MS feet several yards below, was
broad terraces that seemed 10 fringe the side
Of the prccipice It's entire length, and 4
form the basis Of q rough sarTisge-road.
on the terrace. directly beneath him, lay
something glittering II the moons rays. i
attracted his attention and aroused his curl
osity. slowly, he lowered himself from
rock 10 rock, and, arriving on the terrace
started in surprise. for this time he Wa.
not mistaken. Here was the distinct ans